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oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
June 23 2012 11:04 GMT
#261
Very good news~!
nymfaw
Profile Joined November 2010
Norway430 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 11:05:40
June 23 2012 11:05 GMT
#262
I dont care, russians stream it everytime anyway.

I love russians..
Everything will be ok in the end. if it's not ok, its not the end.
CarlosOmse
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany507 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 11:10:58
June 23 2012 11:10 GMT
#263
<3 u MLG finally turning off the super-Capitlism mode
I'm really happy they have more opportunity now for bigger partners and can grow even more its just awesome stuff that we see from MLG
a book is like a mirror if a monkey looks into it no philosopher will look back
Fabozi
Profile Joined March 2011
Slovakia336 Posts
June 23 2012 11:13 GMT
#264
well i never paid because its hard to watch in eu time. Thanks to people who made it possible more sc for more people is always good
RazerSC2
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands17 Posts
June 23 2012 11:14 GMT
#265
YEAH!
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
June 23 2012 11:15 GMT
#266
The only question I want to ask is : what Sundance was drinking ?


SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Ventris
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany1226 Posts
June 23 2012 11:16 GMT
#267
Nice. I may watch them now
TheSir
Profile Joined February 2012
1830 Posts
June 23 2012 11:16 GMT
#268
On June 23 2012 19:41 Zealos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2012 19:40 snailz wrote:
my brain sometimes hurts just from reading people...

anyhows, i'm not suprised at all that model failed, best of luck in the future, i'm sure they can make money just like everyone else does with free streams, big viewership and strong sponsors.

The model did work. It worked so well, they can afford not to use it anymore....
Please can people read what he said?


It didn't work otherwise why change it? Did so well so to much money? Yeah right, It doesn't matter what Sundance now says, we all heard him explaining over and over why he introduced PPV. A successful tournament (i still doubt it was that successful) doesn't change that and the sponsor he talks about is probably one of the Arena sponsors who is pissed off because only the Arena's got like 4/5k viewers, you get more exposure from sponsoring Idra's stream.

There's no way in hell the sponsors were happy about the Arena's and that combined with the LoL Arena's, which no one will pay for, they cant go full PPV for SC2 as well.

It's all a big mess and it doesn't surprise me at all.
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
June 23 2012 11:18 GMT
#269
On June 23 2012 20:10 CarlosOmse wrote:
<3 u MLG finally turning off the super-Capitlism mode
I'm really happy they have more opportunity now for bigger partners and can grow even more its just awesome stuff that we see from MLG

Or in the DH CEO's words... "full retard mode"
EightyFive
Profile Joined May 2011
58 Posts
June 23 2012 11:18 GMT
#270
I cannot neglect the idea Sundance has been watching Robert Ohlen on the GD Studio about paywalls and such. Still, very nice of MLG. No disrepect ofcourse.
Sweedums
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom10 Posts
June 23 2012 11:19 GMT
#271
This is fantastic, can't wait to watch some more MLG again, they usually give us good games!
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
June 23 2012 11:35 GMT
#272
<3 this decision!!! For me it will be the second time I can watch an arena for free, since the first time, I was at a barcraft, and it was obviously free to watch.
Pjorren
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden777 Posts
June 23 2012 11:37 GMT
#273
I wonder why they went from 20$ to 0. They could have milked it out a little more.
ShatterZer0
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1843 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 11:51:25
June 23 2012 11:39 GMT
#274
I wonder if this is a good thing for MLG....

Either way... FUCK YEAH FREEMIUM!

EDIT: AWWWW YEAH~! Go ESPORTS community for making the recent Arena's such gigantic sucesses!
A time to live.
Youtakenocandle
Profile Joined February 2012
543 Posts
June 23 2012 11:42 GMT
#275
On June 23 2012 20:37 Pjorren wrote:
I wonder why they went from 20$ to 0. They could have milked it out a little more.


It probably bombed.
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
June 23 2012 11:44 GMT
#276
That's cool :D
SolarJto
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States260 Posts
June 23 2012 12:00 GMT
#277
Woo great news :D
-University of New Mexico CSL Coordinator-
Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
June 23 2012 12:05 GMT
#278
On June 23 2012 20:16 TheSir wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2012 19:41 Zealos wrote:
On June 23 2012 19:40 snailz wrote:
my brain sometimes hurts just from reading people...

anyhows, i'm not suprised at all that model failed, best of luck in the future, i'm sure they can make money just like everyone else does with free streams, big viewership and strong sponsors.

The model did work. It worked so well, they can afford not to use it anymore....
Please can people read what he said?


It didn't work otherwise why change it? Did so well so to much money? Yeah right, It doesn't matter what Sundance now says, we all heard him explaining over and over why he introduced PPV. A successful tournament (i still doubt it was that successful) doesn't change that and the sponsor he talks about is probably one of the Arena sponsors who is pissed off because only the Arena's got like 4/5k viewers, you get more exposure from sponsoring Idra's stream.

There's no way in hell the sponsors were happy about the Arena's and that combined with the LoL Arena's, which no one will pay for, they cant go full PPV for SC2 as well.

It's all a big mess and it doesn't surprise me at all.


Lets just make up some numbers for point of argument. If I make arenas PPV and made 100k dollars than thats a profit and I can live with that. If a major sponsor comes along and with that sponsorship I have the chance of 200k dollars profit if I make it free than success of model or not I will take the road that makes me more money.
Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 12:07:43
June 23 2012 12:07 GMT
#279
On June 23 2012 20:37 Pjorren wrote:
I wonder why they went from 20$ to 0. They could have milked it out a little more.


Probably because its what the new major sponsor wanted. If they got a big new sponsor I can imagine them wanting to maximize viewer base.
Larkin
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United Kingdom7161 Posts
June 23 2012 12:18 GMT
#280
On June 23 2012 12:14 Boblhead wrote:
Sundance finally realizes that you can run a free stream and still remain profitable

>Literally took him fucking 2+ years to realize this?


MLG has been running free streams since 2003. Don't attack a league you know nothing about.
https://www.twitch.tv/ttalarkin - streams random stuff, high level teamleague, maybe even heroleague
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